Toy liquid dispensing device



Aug. 13, 1963 C- PEARSON, JR

TOY LIQUID DISPENSING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 19, 1960 fNV EN TOR.

United States Patent F 3,100,588 TOY LIQUID DISPENSING DEVEQE Charles Pearson, Jr., 396 Huntington Lane, Elmhurst, 111. Filed Sept. 19, 1960, Ser. No. 56,777 2 Claims. (Cl. 222-156) This invention relates to a toy liquid dispensing device.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a toy liquid dispensing device which is provided with means for producing a continuous flowing fountain of the liquid within the container of the device to provide a very attractive visual effect during the operation of the toy.

Another object of this invention is to provide a very simple and inexpensive electrically operated toy wherein when the toy is operating there is a continuous flow of the liquid into the container with the liquid discharged into the container adjacent to the upper end of the container so that the liquid flows over the discharge outlet into the container, producing a very attractive visual efiect.

Another object of this invention is to provide a toy of the foregoing character which is battery operated, which is portable and which is inexpensive to manufacture and/or operate.

Other objects will become apparent as this description progresses.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a front view of the toy device.

FIGURE 2 is a side view of same.

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view taken on lines 33 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a bottom view taken on lines '44 of FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 5 is a view taken on lines 5-5 of FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 6 is a sectional view taken on lines 6-6 of FIGURE 3, and

FIGURE 7 is a sectional view taken on lines 77 of FIGURE 3.

The toy includes "a stand or supporting member generally designated at it which includes a base 12 on which is mounted an upright portion 14. The upright portion 14 includes a central section l6 having spaced front and rear walls 18 and 26 respectively which merge into forwardly extending side members 24 and 26 spaced from each other. The front and rear walls 18 and 20 and portions of the side members 24 and 26 form -a housing 22 for certain of the operating parts to be described. The upright portion 14 is secured to the base 12 by suitable fastening means.

Supported on the upright portion 14 is a transparent container 28 generally of rectangular shape in plan and best shown in FIGURE 5 which is open at the top. The top of the container is closed by a removable cover 30. The bottom of the container adjacent the front thereof is provided with a funnel shaped depending outlet generally designated at 32. The bottom of the container is also provided with an annular opening 34 adjacent the rear of the container and with another annular opening 36 forwardly and slightly laterally of the rear opening 34.

A pump housing generally designated at 38, which is circular in shape communicates with a forwardly extending elongated portion 40 which is ofiset with respect to the center, as best seen in FIGURE 6. The pump housing 38 is suitably secured to the underside of the container 28 after the pump, to be described, is first secured therein. The opening 34 in the bottom of the container communicates with the pump housing 38. A tubular member 42 is secured in the opening 36 of the container and same communicates with the forwardly extending portion 49 of the pump housing. The tubular member 42 extends upwardly into the container, as best seen in FIG- URE 3.

BAN-588 Patented Aug. 13, 1963 ice A pump generally designated at 44 has its blades 46 positioned inside the pump housing 38 the small battery operated motor 48 positioned below the pump housing 38. The motor 48 is supported on a bracket50 which in turn is secured to the forwardly extending portion 40 of the pump housing.

The tunnel shaped dependingoutlet '32 has a reduced annular neck 52, the lower end of which has a transverse wall 54 closing the outlet, said wall being provided with two spaced outlet openings 56'. A rotatable member generally designated at 58 is secured on the funnel shaped outlet. Said rotatable member 58 includes an upper tubular portion '60 and a reduced lower spout outlet 62. A handle 64 extends forwardly from the tubular portion 60. a

A transverse wall 66 is provided at the upper end of the spout '62 and said wall has a pair of spaced openings 68. A fastening member 76 passes through alined openings in the transverse Walls 54 and 66 to secure the rotatable member to the depending funnel and to permit the rotatable member to be rotated with respect to the funnel by manual engagement of the handle 64 to aline the two sets of openings 56 and 68, as shown in FIGURE 3, for discharge of the liquid from the container or to close the openings by misalining the openings, as when the bandle is moved to either side of center position.

The base 12 is provided with a battery housing 72 which extends into the housing 22 and also extends below the top of the base. A pair of dry cell batteries 74 and 76 are inserted into the housing 72 through the bottom open end of the housingand the batteries are retained therein by substantially L-shaped metal clips 78 and 80, each of which is secured to the top of the base by suitable rivets 82 and 84, which in turn are electrically connected in the circuit. The batteries are inserted in the battery housing with the pole of one battery reversed as to the other, as is well understood. As shown, battery 74 has its positive pole facing downward in contact with metal clip 7 8 and battery 7 6 has its negative pole in contact with metal clip 80. A contact 85 at the upper end of the battery housing 72 connects the opposite poles of the batteries.

A switch member which consists of an elongated blade 9% is pivotally connected as at 91 to the base 12 and is connected by conducting wire 86 to the motor 48. Conducting wire 88 connects the motor to contact clip 80. The switch member 90 extends through an elongated cutout opening 93 in the front wall of the base for manual engagement. Manual movement of the switch 90 to the position shown in FIGURE 4 where it makes contact with the contact clip 73 will close the circuit and start operation of the motor 48.

As the pump blades 46 rotate, the liquid in the container will pass through opening 34 and be pumped upwardly through the tubular member 42 to discharge over the top thereof into the container. The level of the liquid in the container is normally below the top of the tubular member 4-2 and as the pump operates the liquid will continue to flow over the top of the tubular member into the transparent container 28, presenting a very interesting visual effect for the child. The liquid in the container is discharged through the spout by operating the handle 64. The removable top 39 permits the container to be readily filled with the liquid.

It will be understood that various changes and modifications may be made from the foregoing without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A portable toy of the character described including a base, an upright support on said base, said upright support forming a central housing with said housing posi- 3 tioned adjacent the rear of said base, a container supported on said upright support, said container having a transparent portion, a pump supported below the bottom of said container and within said housing, a tubular member extending upwardly into said container and communicating with said pump, said tubular member extending a substantial portion of the height of said container with the top of said tubular member being visible exteriorly of said container, a motor for openating said pump, said motor being secured in said housing, a dry cell battery secured in said housing and electrically connected to said motor, a switch member pivotally supported by said base and extending forwardly of said base for manual engagement, said switch member connected in circuit with said motor and battery, said container having a discharge outlet forwardly of said upright and means for opening and closing said discharge outlet, said discharge outlet comprising a depending funnel shaped member'having a reduced neck, a tubular shaped outlet rotatably supported on said reduced neck and having a handle with said handle extending forwardly thereof for rotating same, and a pair of horizontal walls, one of said walls being secured to said reduced neck and the other to said rotatable member with openings in each said wall.

2. A portable toy including a base, an upright support on said base, said upright support comprising a central housing positioned adjacent the rear of said base and extending forwardly thereof, a container on said support, said container having a transparent portion, said container extending fonWand-ly of said housing and in plan substantially the shape of the base, a pump supported V said pump, said motor being secured in said housing, a

dry cell battery secured in said housing and electrically connected to said motor, a switch member for manual engagement for closing the circuit between said motor and battery, said container having a discharge outlet forwardly of said upright and means for opening and closing said discharge outlet, said discharge outlet comprising a depending funnel shaped member having a reduced neck, and a tubular shaped outlet rotatalb ly supported on said reduced neck and having a handle with said handle extending forwardly thereof for rotating the same, and a pair of horizontal walls, one of said walls being secured to said reduced neck and the other to said rotatable member with openings in each said wall.

References (Iited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,956,144 Brown Apr. 24, 1934 2,053,788 Wilson Sept. 8, 1936 2,433,977 Bently Jan. 6, 1948 2,675,145 Jacobs Apr. 13, 1954 2,814,906 Orvis Dec. 3, 1957 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,200,017 France June 29, 1959 

1. A PORTABLE TOY OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED INCLUDING A BASE, AN UPRIGHT SUPPORT ON SAID BASE, SAID UPRIGHT SUPPORT FORMING A CENTRAL HOUSING WITH SAID HOUSING POSITIONED ADJACENT THE REAR OF SAID BASE, A CONTAINER SUPPORTED ON SAID UPRIGHT SUPPORT, SAID CONTAINER HAVING A TRANSPARENT PORTION, A PUMP SUPPORTED BELOW THE BOTTOM OF SAID CONTAINER AND WITHIN SAID HOUSING, A TUBULAR MEMBER EXTENDING UPWARDLY INTO SAID CONTAINER AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID PUMP, SAID TUBULAR MEMBER EXTENDING A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE HEIGHT OF SAID CONTAINER WITH THE TOP OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER BEING VISIBLE EXTERIORLY OF SAID CONTAINER, A MOTOR FOR OPERATING SAID PUMP, SAID MOTOR BEING SECURED IN SAID HOUSING, A DRY CELL BATTERY SECURED IN SAID HOUSING AND ELECTRICALLY CON- 